poetry

• n.詩; 詩的な、詩的な感情; 詩的な芸術

poet-, poet, -ry, 集合名詞の接尾辞。

poetry (n.)

late 14c., "poetry; a poem; ancient literature; poetical works, fables, or tales," from Old French poetrie (13c.), and perhaps directly from Medieval Latin poetria (c.650), from Latin poeta (see poet). In classical Latin, poetria meant "poetess."

... I decided not to tell lies in verse. Not to feign any emotion that I did not feel; not to pretend to believe in optimism or pessimism, or unreversible progress; not to say anything because it was popular, or generally accepted, or fashionable in intellectual circles, unless I myself believed it; and not to believe easily. [Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962), forward to "Selected Poems"]

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Poetry -- meaning the aggregate of instances from which the idea of poetry is deduced by every new poet -- has been increasingly enlarged for many centuries. The instances are numerous, varied and contradictory as instances of love; but just as 'love' is a word of powerful enough magic to make the true lover forget all its baser and falser, usages, so is 'poetry' for the true poet. [Robert Graves, "The White Goddess"]

Figurative use from 1660s. Old English had metergeweorc "verse," metercr?ft "art of versification." Modern English lacks a true verb form in this group of words, though poeticize (1804), poetize (1580s, from French poétiser), and poetrize (c. 1600) have been tried. Poetry in motion (1826) perhaps is from poetry of motion (1813) "dance" (also poetry of the foot, 1660s).

1. I myself enjoy cinema， poetry ，eating out and long walks.

私は映画、詩、外食、遠路散歩が好きです。

2.I think that a lot of poetry published today is obscurantist nonsense.

今出版されている詩の多くは思わせぶりな無病呻吟だと思います。

3.Her editors wanted her to cut out the poetry from her novel.

編集者たちは彼女にこの詩を小説から削除してもらいたいと思っている。

4.His music is purer poetry than a poem in words.

彼の音楽は本当の詩より詩的だ。

5.His letters，like his poetry ，are life-enhancing and a delight.

彼の手紙は彼の詩と同じように、読むことで生活をより面白くすることができて、とても楽しいことです。